Screening for familial adenomatous polyposis

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 377-380

  Hyer, W ^a   Fell, J M E ^b  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; COLON RESECTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; GENES, APC; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; PEDIGREE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035021505     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.84.5.377     Document Type: Review

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